Press Releases

Mar 2012
22

NATA Offers Guidelines for Emergency Planning in Athletics

DALLAS, March 22, 2012 –The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) today provided an overview of guidelines for emergency planning in athletics. The guidelines are designed to provide physicians, athletic trainers, coaches, athletic staff, school administrators, institutional and organizational safety personnel and parents with recommendations for managing medical emergencies at all levels of athletics. March is National Athletic Training Month. NATA’s theme this year is “Athletic Trainers Save Lives.”
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Mar 2012
20

Taskforce Guidelines on Pre-Season Heat-Acclimatization in Secondary School Athletics Gaining Momentum Across the Country

DALLAS, March 20, 2012 – In a continued effort to reduce the incidence of exertional heat illness among young athletes, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association announced today that Georgia is the latest state to adopt recommendations from the NATA-spearheaded Inter-Association Task Force on Preseason Heat-Acclimatization Guidelines for Secondary School Athletics. In just the past year, Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas and North Carolina have followed this trend.
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Mar 2012
20

JAT Study Shows Overuse Injuries Make Up One-Quarter of all Athletic Injuries at the Collegiate Level

DALLAS, March 30, 2012 –A new study published in the April 2012 Journal of Athletic Training , the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) scientific publication, reveals that more than one-quarter of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes were overuse injuries and a majority (62...
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Feb 2012
20

National Athletic Trainers’ Association Publishes Recommendations on Preventing Sudden Death in Sports

DALLAS, February 20, 2012 – In an effort to prevent the onset of catastrophic or fatal outcomes from sports participation, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association has published a new position statement that outlines 10 major health conditions and causes of sudden death among athletes along with...
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Dec 2011
6

NATA Hosts Third Annual Youth Sports Safety Summit and Media Briefing

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 6, 2011 –The ongoing incidence of youth sports injuries and the risk of chronic or catastrophic injury has highlighted an urgent need for immediate and improved health care on the playing field. Supported by 65 sports and health organizations, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) today hosted the third annual Youth Sports Safety Summit at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event provided comprehensive recommendations to improve on-field safety and off-the-field care for young athletes.
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Dec 2011
1

For Effective Antibacterial Protection Against MRSA New Study Recommends Medicated Soap

DALLAS, TEX., December 1, 2011 –Community-acquired MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ) is on the rise in healthy athletic populations. However, greater use of soaps medicated with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) might help stem the spread of this dangerous bacterium, according to a...
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Sep 2011
27

NATA Supports Formation of CDC Concussion Expert Panel

On Tuesday, September 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced that the CDC will move forward with forming an expert panel to establish national guidelines for pediatric traumatic brain injury and concussion.
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Aug 2011
14

NATA offers Tips for Public Safety Employees Working Safely in the Heat

DALLAS, August 14, 2011 – With summer temperatures soaring, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) has prepared a list of important tips that public safety employees, including members of law enforcement, fire and rescue and emergency medical services can follow on the job to reduce the...
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Aug 2011
2

Athletic Trainers and Congress Create ATEAM

DALLAS, August 2, 2011 – Today Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns (N.Y.-10) introduced the Athletic Trainers’ Equal Access to Medicare Act of 2011 (ATEAM) (HR 2785) into the U.S. House of Representatives. The Act will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have better access to quality health care provided by state licensed or certified athletic trainers.
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Aug 2011
2

NATA Member Speaks at Congressional Youth Sports Legislative Agenda Event

DALLAS, August 2, 2011 – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), was invited to speak at the 112 th Congress Youth Sports Legislative Agenda entitled “F.A.N.S. for Youth Sports” in Washington, D.C. The Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports has packaged a number of youth sports-related bills, all in support of Fitness, Access, Nutrition and Safety (F.A.N.S). This event took place during National Youth Sports week on Wednesday, July 27, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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